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Wheat breeding during and after the "green revolution" contributed to the reduced use of elite nitrogen metabolism alleles linked to nitrogen use efficiency.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Mar 2026
Li Yanyan, Liu Ruifang, Liang Benshuai, Rong Luokun, Jin Zhiyuan, Chen Jingwen, Qiao Qiao, Sun Fujun, Jiang Ni, Li Junming, Ji Jun, Zhou Shuo, Zhang Yelun, Wang Lei
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The wheat "Green Revolution (GR)" that occurred from the 1960s to the 1970s significantly enhanced the harvest index and resistance to lodging, thereby increasing grain production, but at the cost of reduced nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE) in wheat. The NUE of wheat is mainly regulated by N metabolism genes (NMGs). However, the evolutionary process of NMGs during GR and post-GR wheat breeding, as well as which...
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